I'm struggling to find the motivation and energy to get in the water today. Fast, demanding work week, finally a blessed AM of sleeping in without an alarm clock (at somewhere near 10 hours).
But I've got an open water swim a week from now. While I didn't get in enough yardage to need to taper, and my goals for the swim are simply to be safe and have fun, I don't want to be physically limited in the waters of Lake Superior. So I feel compelled to go to the pool.
How do others manage the trade-off of rest vs. training?
Off to the pool now. I'll let you know how it goes.
When I swim its anywhere from a minimum of 2500 to as much as 6 or 7,000. I need those smaller 2500 days to off set the 7000 days. I also only want to know what time I started swimming and what time I finish swimming. I am not driven by the pace clock. Some pools where I swim do not have pace clocks so its the watch on the pool deck for me. If I swim more in a given amount of time, then I know my pace is improving.
If I do a new workout, I may swim less while trying something new. Its not a biggie for me. I do 6-8 workouts per week. A little less here or there is not going to make a big difference to me.
Sometimes, if the pool allows it, I jump or dive off the diving boards, do cannon balls etc. to break it up completely. It feels great and puts me back in a good frame of mind.
When I swim its anywhere from a minimum of 2500 to as much as 6 or 7,000. I need those smaller 2500 days to off set the 7000 days. I also only want to know what time I started swimming and what time I finish swimming. I am not driven by the pace clock. Some pools where I swim do not have pace clocks so its the watch on the pool deck for me. If I swim more in a given amount of time, then I know my pace is improving.
If I do a new workout, I may swim less while trying something new. Its not a biggie for me. I do 6-8 workouts per week. A little less here or there is not going to make a big difference to me.
Sometimes, if the pool allows it, I jump or dive off the diving boards, do cannon balls etc. to break it up completely. It feels great and puts me back in a good frame of mind.
